Citing Sources

In order to avoid plagiarism, you should always _____.

• give credit to the person who created the material you are using

• change a few words so it isn't technically word-for-word

• hope nobody checks to find out it isn't your own original work

What do we mean by "citing our sources?"

• Providing a list of all the resources we used to get information.

• Looking for the best resources.

• Writing a note to the author of each resource we use for information.

• All of the above.

What information about a source is most likely to appear in a bibliography?

• Name of the author.

• Quotation from the author?

• Author's date of birth.

• Author's home city

Your works cited page (bibliography) should be in ____ order.

• alphabetical

• chronological

• random

• numerical

When do you have to cite your sources?

• We do not have to cite sources.

• Only if your teacher tells you to.

• Whenever you use information from an author or a reference source.

• Only when you have time.

What is the correct order of the first three elements in an MLA citation?

• Author's last name, first name. Title of the Source. Title of the Container.

• Title of the Source. Author's first name, last name. Title of the Container.

• Author's first name, last name. Title of the Source. Title of the Container.

• Publisher, Author's last name, first name. Title of the Container. Title of the Source.

Why is it important to cite sources in your writing?

• To make your paper longer

• To give credit to the original authors

• To confuse the reader

• To fill up space

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

One purpose of including a bibliography in your report is to:

• Credit people who helped shape your arguments.

• Convince the reader to agree with your conclusions.

• List sources that you plan to consult in the future.

• Prove that no outside sources were consulted.

When copying something word for word, use ___.

• exclamation marks

• commas

• quotation marks

• parentheses

Which of these can be used as a source?

• Book

• Magazine

• Website

• ALL of them